Strange #45
In "Combat de mutants," DD finds himself wrongfully imprisoned after a murder charge is framed by the Jester. With his reputation on the line, he stages a daring jailbreak, dons the Jester’s costume, and takes to the stage of *The Tonight Show* with Johnny Carson to expose the real culprit. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Gene Colan, with inks by George Klein, this 1973 French edition delivers a wild, high-stakes showdown that unfolds live on television—cover by Jean Frisano.
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DD has to break out of jail to clear his name of a trumped-up murder charge. Once old hornhead figures out the Jester set the whole thing up, he dresses as the Jester and appears on TV with Johnny Carson to draw out the crime clown. The Jester and DD battle as the plot concludes on live TV.
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